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CONSTANCE WU as Rachel in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and SK Global Entertainment’s and Starlight Culture’s contemporary romantic comedy “CRAZY RICH ASIANS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Movies

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ fans buy out theaters in pursuit of a #GoldOpen in Seattle and elsewhere

Across the nation, as part of the #GoldOpen movement rooting for a stellar box office performance for "Crazy Rich Asians," some individuals have paid for a number of movie tickets, or bought out entire theaters, to give the general public a chance to see the film, free of charge.

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Jonathan Poneman is co-founder of Seattle music icon Sub Pop. Behind him is a wall of Polaroid images of some of the bands that Sub Pop has handled over the years. Photographed Friday, July 27, 2018.
Music

Sub Pop at 30: How a Seattle record label’s storied past prepared it for the future  VIEW

On Aug. 8 and 10, Seattle icons Pearl Jam will play their first hometown shows in five years to raise money to combat homelessness. (Marcus Yam/ The Seattle Times, 2013)
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Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2018  VIEW

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, left, and Mike McCready listen to performers from Path with Art perform the National Anthem Friday at Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners opened at home following the All-Star break with a game against the Chicago White Sox Friday, July 20, 2018 at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA. 207034
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$11.5M and counting, Pearl Jam’s Home Shows raise money to combat homelessness

Ruby Barrera, 8, enjoys one of the water features at Jefferson Park Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2017. She was there with her brother Isaiah, 5 and her mom. They live just down the street so the park is very convenient. There is a chance of rain in Seattle Thursday, but a sunny weekend is expected.
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Summer Guide 2018: Plan your Seattle summer with this interactive events list

Books

A new biography of tennis star Arthur Ashe, whose life spanned the history of the civil-rights movement

Great reads

An interactive guide to best books from the past few years

Movies

CONSTANCE WU as Rachel in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and SK Global Entertainment’s and Starlight Culture’s contemporary romantic comedy “CRAZY RICH ASIANS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ fans buy out theaters in pursuit of a #GoldOpen in Seattle and elsewhere

Music & Nightlife

Pearl Jam played the first of its “Home Shows” Wednesday August 8, 2018 at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA. 207295 (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)

A Pearl Jam poster depicting a dead President Trump draws controversy in Montana Senate race

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Television

Streaming rules Emmys as Netflix snaps 17-year HBO streak  VIEW

Theater

Oregon Shakespeare Festival, other businesses hit hard by cancellations due to smoke

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has already canceled more shows this year than it did in all of 2017.

Fall Arts Guide

SEATTLE – Spectrum Dance Theater company members Mary Sigward, left, Alex Crozier, center, and Andrew Pontius rehearse on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle, Wash. (Ramon Dompor / Special to the The Seattle Times)

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Classical Music

Mary Elizabeth Williams steals the show as Serena in Seattle Opera’s “Porgy and Bess.”

A brilliant cast breaks through stereotypes in Seattle Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’  VIEW

Visual Arts

Seattleite Lauren Ko finds fame through pie; but sorry, you can’t have any  VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

The Hat Island marina is the hub and main access to the Island. The south tip of Camano Island (Camano Head) is seen at top, center. Hat Island, a private island 4 miles west of Everett, sits between Everett and the southern tip of Whidbey Island. There is no public transportation to or from it, only a private ferry that operates part time. Photographed on July 3, 2018.

The waves meet the land on tiny Hat Island

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On Aug. 8 and 10, Seattle icons Pearl Jam will play their first hometown shows in five years to raise money to combat homelessness. (Marcus Yam/ The Seattle Times, 2013)

Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for August 2018  VIEW